fbpx
Wikipedia

Nyarong

January 01, 1970

Nyarong (Tibetan: ཉག་རོང་།, Wylie: nyag rong; simplified Chinese: 瞻对; traditional Chinese: 瞻對; pinyin: Zhānduì) is a Tibetan historical river valley region located in Eastern Kham. It is generally equated with modern Xinlong County, which is called Nyarong in Tibetan, though the traditional region also includes parts of Litang County and Baiyü County.

Names edit

The most common name, Nyarong means "river valley". However, the region is also referred to as Chagdud or Chakdü (Tibetan: ལྕགས་མདུད, Wylie: lcags mdud, THL: Chakdü), which refers to a prominent monk who came from the region; variants of these two names are also used.[1] Legend say that a monk, called Sherap Gyeltsen, tied a knot on an iron club in presence of Kubilai Khan, in 1253. In exchange he was rewarded by official seal and documents as chief of the Nyarong. His family clan was then called "Chakdü pöntsang" (Tibetan: ལྕགས་མདུད་དཔོན་ཚང, Wylie: lcags mdud dpon tshang, THL: Chakdü pöntsang, literally, "the official family who tied a knot in an iron [club]").[2]

Geography edit

Nyarong is a valley located on and around the middle portion of the Yalong River, with Derge to the west, Garzê to the north, the Hor States to the east, and Litang to the south.[3] The valley is particularly low compared to the surrounding mountains, and the upper portion of the valley is quite narrow. This makes it hard to access the region, especially without modern transport. It was historically also quite poor, as there is little flat land in the region.[4]

History edit

For much[quantify] of its history, no single polity controlled Nyarong;[citation needed] instead the region was controlled by different tribes. This is considered unusual because while tribal administration was common among pastoral regions, Nyarong instead depended on agriculture. Historically, due to its geographical inaccessibility, Nyarong was not often involved in the political machinations or trade routes of the rest of Tibet; it first enters the historical record in 762 as levies were raised from the region during the Tibetan Empire's raids into India. By the 1800s, Nyarong was controlled by a powerful family divided into three branches, known as the "Three Iron Knots". While it was nominally controlled by the Qing Dynasty, it was practically independent due to its isolation;[citation needed] the population made much of their living by banditry [5]

Nyarong's main claim to fame is the local ruler Gombo Namgye, who had united the disparate tribes in the region by force by 1850. However, the Qing overlords of Kham were not pleased by this development, and launched an incursion into Nyarong, supported by the surrounding Khampa states. However, against the odds, Namgye was able to resist the invasion; he retaliated by invading Litang, Derge, and the Hor States.[6] By 1862, Gombo Namgye controlled the trade and communication routes between China and Tibet. He broke the Qing official postal service, and blocked transportation of provisions and funds to Chinese troops in Central Tibet.[7] However, he was stopped by the Ganden Podrang government, who killed him in 1865; they then took the chance to take control of the region.[8] This sent Nyarong back into the unimportance it still enjoys today, though this has been somewhat disrupted by tourism. This was also momentarily disrupted as Nyarong was a key base of resistance against the Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China[9]

Notable people edit

See also edit

  • Red Poppies, novel set in Nyarong from the 1920s to 1950

References edit

  1. ^ ""Nyarong County's Gonpo Namgyal" By Woeser". High Peaks, Pure Earth. October 12, 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ^ Yudru, Tsomu (April 2013). "Constructing Images of Gönpo Namgyel:a Hero or a Villain ?" (PDF). Revue d'études tibétaines (26): 57–91. Retrieved 2020-06-27.
  3. ^ "Nyarong". Rigpa Wiki. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ^ Powers, John; Templeman, David (18 May 2012). Historical Dictionary of Tibet. Scarecrow Press. p. 486. ISBN 9780810879843. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  5. ^ Powers 2012, p. 487.
  6. ^ Ronis 2011
  7. ^ Yudru, Tsomu (2013). "Taming the Khampas: The Republican Construction of". Modern China. 39 (3). SAGE Publications: 319–344. doi:10.1177/0097700412464127. S2CID 145632928.
  8. ^ Ronis, Jann (July 13, 2011). "An Overview of Nyarong". The Tibetan and Himalayan Library. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  9. ^ Powers 2012, p. 487.

January 01, 1970
nyarong, tibetan, ཉག, wylie, nyag, rong, simplified, chinese, 瞻对, traditional, chinese, 瞻對, pinyin, zhānduì, tibetan, historical, river, valley, region, located, eastern, kham, generally, equated, with, modern, xinlong, county, which, called, tibetan, though, . Nyarong Tibetan ཉག ར ང Wylie nyag rong simplified Chinese 瞻对 traditional Chinese 瞻對 pinyin Zhandui is a Tibetan historical river valley region located in Eastern Kham It is generally equated with modern Xinlong County which is called Nyarong in Tibetan though the traditional region also includes parts of Litang County and Baiyu County Contents 1 Names 2 Geography 3 History 4 Notable people 5 See also 6 ReferencesNames editThe most common name Nyarong means river valley However the region is also referred to as Chagdud or Chakdu Tibetan ལ གས མད ད Wylie lcags mdud THL Chakdu which refers to a prominent monk who came from the region variants of these two names are also used 1 Legend say that a monk called Sherap Gyeltsen tied a knot on an iron club in presence of Kubilai Khan in 1253 In exchange he was rewarded by official seal and documents as chief of the Nyarong His family clan was then called Chakdu pontsang Tibetan ལ གས མད ད དཔ ན ཚང Wylie lcags mdud dpon tshang THL Chakdu pontsang literally the official family who tied a knot in an iron club 2 Geography editNyarong is a valley located on and around the middle portion of the Yalong River with Derge to the west Garze to the north the Hor States to the east and Litang to the south 3 The valley is particularly low compared to the surrounding mountains and the upper portion of the valley is quite narrow This makes it hard to access the region especially without modern transport It was historically also quite poor as there is little flat land in the region 4 History editFor much quantify of its history no single polity controlled Nyarong citation needed instead the region was controlled by different tribes This is considered unusual because while tribal administration was common among pastoral regions Nyarong instead depended on agriculture Historically due to its geographical inaccessibility Nyarong was not often involved in the political machinations or trade routes of the rest of Tibet it first enters the historical record in 762 as levies were raised from the region during the Tibetan Empire s raids into India By the 1800s Nyarong was controlled by a powerful family divided into three branches known as the Three Iron Knots While it was nominally controlled by the Qing Dynasty it was practically independent due to its isolation citation needed the population made much of their living by banditry 5 Nyarong s main claim to fame is the local ruler Gombo Namgye who had united the disparate tribes in the region by force by 1850 However the Qing overlords of Kham were not pleased by this development and launched an incursion into Nyarong supported by the surrounding Khampa states However against the odds Namgye was able to resist the invasion he retaliated by invading Litang Derge and the Hor States 6 By 1862 Gombo Namgye controlled the trade and communication routes between China and Tibet He broke the Qing official postal service and blocked transportation of provisions and funds to Chinese troops in Central Tibet 7 However he was stopped by the Ganden Podrang government who killed him in 1865 they then took the chance to take control of the region 8 This sent Nyarong back into the unimportance it still enjoys today though this has been somewhat disrupted by tourism This was also momentarily disrupted as Nyarong was a key base of resistance against the Annexation of Tibet by the People s Republic of China 9 Notable people editGombo Namgye 1798 1865 Tibetan rebel leader Lodi Gyari Rinpoche 1949 2018 activist in exile journalist negotiator Terton Sogyal 1856 1926 teacher of the thirteenth Dalai LamaSee also editRed Poppies novel set in Nyarong from the 1920s to 1950References edit Nyarong County s Gonpo Namgyal By Woeser High Peaks Pure Earth October 12 2011 Retrieved 29 May 2017 Yudru Tsomu April 2013 Constructing Images of Gonpo Namgyel a Hero or a Villain PDF Revue d etudes tibetaines 26 57 91 Retrieved 2020 06 27 Nyarong Rigpa Wiki 6 March 2016 Retrieved 29 May 2017 Powers John Templeman David 18 May 2012 Historical Dictionary of Tibet Scarecrow Press p 486 ISBN 9780810879843 Retrieved 29 May 2017 Powers 2012 p 487 Ronis 2011 Yudru Tsomu 2013 Taming the Khampas The Republican Construction of Modern China 39 3 SAGE Publications 319 344 doi 10 1177 0097700412464127 S2CID 145632928 Ronis Jann July 13 2011 An Overview of Nyarong The Tibetan and Himalayan Library Retrieved 29 May 2017 Powers 2012 p 487 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Nyarong amp oldid 1206964248, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

article

, read, download, free, free download, mp3, video, mp4, 3gp, jpg, jpeg, gif, png, picture, music, song, movie, book, game, games.